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Re: Sugar Beets? - doctorwayne - 08-16-2010
MasonJar Wrote:Thanks for all the info guys. My "short" gon fleet is building nicely. I just acquired a Proto1000 40' drop bottom gon lettered for CNR with a build date of 1919.
Is that a factory-lettered car from LifeLike Canada, Andrew? Early CNR stuff isn't easy to find, at least as correctly-decorated versions. Accurail offers the 55ton USRA-style hopper in CNR lettering on the correct black paint, and we have the Dominion-Fowler boxcars from Proto. Westerfield makes a nice kit for CN's 48' gondola, which of course the modeller can paint in the proper colour for his/her operating era. I picked-up one of them for a few bucks at the LHS - the kit was complete except for instructions, but was an easy build. After I painted it in the pre-'40s black, I realised I had shamed myself into repainting the rest of my CNR open-car fleet, too.
I've still got two Intermountain drop-bottom gons to redo (again, unbuilt kits off the bargain table at the LHS - $8.00 each, I think). The old Tyco and LifeLike (Proto-No-Thousand can look pretty-decent with a little detail work and their 40' length would be suitable for beet service. I have several in work train service, but will likely redo them as CNR beet cars - perhaps with built-up sides similar to e-paw's good-looking coke cars.![[Image: Foe-toesfromfirstcd097.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/MofW%20equipment/Foe-toesfromfirstcd097.jpg)
![[Image: Foe-toesfromfirstcd096.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/MofW%20equipment/Foe-toesfromfirstcd096.jpg)
Sylvan offers a nice, although pricey, version of the seven-panel low-roof boxcar, but a decent substitute is the old Train Miniature version - they can be picked-up used for a few bucks at train shows and hobby shops.
![[Image: Freightcarphotos044.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/freight%20cars/Freightcarphotos044.jpg)
Westerfield
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Athearn:
![[Image: Freightcarphotosandlayoutviews112.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/freight%20cars/Freightcarphotosandlayoutviews112.jpg)
Ertl:
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Wayne
Re: Sugar Beets? - MasonJar - 08-16-2010
Thanks for the additional info Wayne!
Your local shop sure has a better selection of bargains than mine. Although I think I did luck out with that P1K gon for $9 - ready to run with a Kadee couple upgrade thrown in.
And yes, it is the factory lettered version. I'll get a picture of it up for you soon.
Andrew
Re: Sugar Beets? - Londoner - 10-09-2010
The October 2010 Railroad Model Craftsman has a detailed article on modeling sugar beet industry, focusing on Mason City Iowa. In an earlier issue they had plans for a sugar beet loader. Worth looking at.
Ken
Re: Sugar Beets? - MasonJar - 10-09-2010
Ken,
Thanks! I think I read that somewhere, so I'll have to get myself to the store before they stop offering the Oct issue - which could be any time now!
Andrew
Re: Sugar Beets? - Londoner - 10-10-2010
Andrew
Definitely. The article describes the process and has really good photos that highlight the possibilities for icorporating this industry into a layout.
Ken
Re: Sugar Beets? - MasonJar - 10-18-2010
Well, I did pick up the Oct 2010 issue. Very informative. I don't have plans for building the processing end of the industry at this point - not nearly enough room...!
However, I'd be interested in getting my hands on the other article that talks about the loader. Is this the "starting end" of the process? i.e. - loading the beets in the gons to go for processing? That is something I very likely have room for at my team track.
Andrew